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Sun, 06 Aug 2017 17:33:22 +0000https://www.bestbuyuniforms.com/wear/?p=723Starting a restaurant is tough, but don’t take shortcuts when choosing restaurant uniforms for your staff. It may seem obvious, but your restaurant uniforms are responsible for a diner’s first impression, and that’s not something to take lightly. Portraying your restaurant’s brand and message correctly can go a long way to improving your diners’ overall[Read More]

Starting a restaurant is tough, but don’t take shortcuts when choosing restaurant uniforms for your staff. It may seem obvious, but your restaurant uniforms are responsible for a diner’s first impression, and that’s not something to take lightly.

Portraying your restaurant’s brand and message correctly can go a long way to improving your diners’ overall dining experience. Here are our top five things to consider when choosing your restaurant uniforms:

Make your uniforms portray your brand

Waiter, waitress, host and other front of house staff are the first impression customers have of your restaurant. Make sure your uniforms properly communicate who you are to those customers to give them the right first impression. While not every employee needs to wear the same uniform (in fact we recommend against this), it’s important that the uniforms are a proper reflection of your brand and personality.

Uniforms come in different types of fabrics, colors, and styles. Depending on your business, some may be better than others. Is the uniform going to be a tailored fit or a loose fit? Do the colors match those in your logo? Do you need to add embroidering? These are all factors that should be considered. In addition, different manufacturers tend to use slightly different colors, so we recommend finding one uniform provider and sticking with them.

Brand it with your restaurant’s name, logo or slogan

All restaurant uniforms seen by customers should have the name of your restaurant on them somewhere. It’s important that your uniforms aren’t interchangeable with those of the restaurant across the street. We suggest using not only graphics, but potentially embroidering your restaurant’s name. The more visibility a customer has to your restaurant’s name, the stronger your brand becomes.

Match your restaurant uniforms to your restaurant’s atmosphere

Make sure that if you’re creating a formal dining atmosphere your waiters and staff are dressed in appropriate attire. And vice-versa, if you’re running a casual dining restaurant it makes sense that your waiters and waitresses should be in more casual clothing.

That being said, our experience has always been to err on the side of formality when it comes to choosing uniforms. By outfitting your staff with pressed shirts, pants, and formal aprons, your present a strong dining image to your customers. Remember, customers will relate the cleanliness of your restaurant’s uniform to their expectations of its food. Server lineups before opening are another good practice, as this ensures everyone is representing the restaurant properly.

Ensure your uniforms provide functionality for those wearing them

While having a great uniform helps improve your restaurants brand in your customer’s eyes, the uniform needs to be functional for the waiter, waitress or chef wearing it.

If you’re selecting uniforms for your front of house staff (waiters, waitress, hostess, etc.) make sure there are ample pockets in the front for them to store checks, pens, cash, etc. If it’s for the kitchen staff, choose longer aprons so that their shirts underneath stay clean. For hosts and hostesses, a nicer uniform can be used since there is less potential for spills and stains.

Buy extras and make sure you’re able to in the future

Spills and stains in the restaurant business are inevitable. Whether it’s a chef spilling something while cooking, a waiter/waitress dropping a tray, or the accidental spill from a customer, your restaurant uniforms are going to get stained. It’s important to always keep extras on-site so they can be changed out quickly.

Before purchasing, check with your vendor to see what their stocking policy is for each uniform component. Is this a seasonal item that may not be there next year? If so, consider ordering multiple extras with your order to plan for the future.

Developing a uniform for your restaurant is important and should not be relegated to after-thoughts. Instead of just picking one out of a magazine, work with a restaurant uniform specialist to design and build one that truly captures your restaurant’s brand and identity. At Best Buy Uniforms we have been helping restaurants design and implement uniforms for over 30 years. Call, email, or stop in our warehouse today to talk with us about design the perfect uniform for your business.

Ready to get started? Start browsing restaurant uniform styles today

The first step in designing your restaurant uniform is seeing what others are doing. At Best Buy Uniforms we over 3,000 different pieces of uniform clothing – take a look at some of our most popular Restaurant Uniform items today. When you’re ready to start ordering, reach out to us so one of our dedicated specialists can you assist you with building your uniform.

]]>723Work Uniforms Benefit Team Spirithttps://www.bestbuyuniforms.com/wear/2017/02/23/work-uniforms-benefit-team-spirit/
Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:12:07 +0000https://www.bestbuyuniforms.com/wear/?p=60Work uniforms offer many advantages to companies. One that is often overlooked is team spirit. It is fascinating to watch companies spend millions advocating teamwork and cooperation and then flail with a culture of individualism and competition. Occupational psychologists find that a team minded attitude can begin in the employees homes. How? A work uniform[Read More]

Work uniforms offer many advantages to companies. One that is often overlooked is team spirit.

It is fascinating to watch companies spend millions advocating teamwork and cooperation and then flail with a culture of individualism and competition. Occupational psychologists find that a team minded attitude can begin in the employees homes. How? A work uniform dress policy, literally.

When employers choose a uniform for employees, they communicate far more than they realize within their corporate culture. Brand pride, workplace identity, and teamwork / egalitarian values. The purpose of corporate culture is to mobilize and unify the entire workforce to carry out with extreme effectiveness the company mission.

Work Uniforms, when chosen well, are an excellent tool to unify your company’s teams.

Brand pride is often where companies stop in their uniform policy. Usually corporate logic goes something like this: Let s select uniforms for our entire workforce, so the customer can recognize our staff and hopefully they look okay and support our brand, and cost us little money. Well-chosen uniforms can be very attractive, enhancing brand pride, while being very affordable. The key is choosing a great uniform supply partner, with a great, stylish selection at great prices.

Work Uniforms can increase employee productivity and performance

When employees get dressed in uniform during the morning, their subconscious focus shifts to your brand and performance with a catch. This shift is several times more significant if the uniform is attractive and communicates your brand well. How many employers would pay $6 or $7 a week if employee performance were to increase 10% across all company metrics? Almost no employer would refuse this return on investment. Best Buy Uniforms offers an excellent selection and knowledgeable uniform experts to get your company in the sweet zone: where uniform prices are economical and branding impact is high.

Brand-supporting work uniforms promote corporate culture

If your brand is communicated well, studies show wearing a brand-supporting uniform will make employees mindful of your corporate policies and mission to the customer. An added benefit is a significant increase in team focus. When everyone on the team is wearing a uniform, aggression between employees decreases significantly and a team mindset ensues. Psychologist say this effect is due to the elimination of social competition in dress (which is rampant from school age onward in social settings) and the fact that employees are literally wearing your brand and values. It is easy to see how uniforms enhance collaboration and teamwork.

Let Best Buy Uniforms help design a work uniform for your company

Best Buy Uniforms is considered by many industry experts as providing excellent quality, style, and selection while maintaining the lowest prices of quality uniform suppliers. As both a manufacturer and supplier from a blue collar town (Pittsburgh), Best Buy Uniforms excels at providing very attractive uniforms and selection at economical prices.

From custom logo embroidering, to silk screen printing, to apparel printing, Best Buy Uniforms has everything you need to help build team spirit for your employees